2 Hours | Portland Hidden Histories Walking Tour in Portland booking from $49.00

2 Hours | Portland Hidden Histories Walking Tour

Overview

Meet Portland and the people—of all backgrounds and identities—whose wit and grit have made Maine's largest city what it is today. Your locally-raised guide will captivate you with extraordinary, exciting, and surprising stories largely left out of the history books. Get ready to broaden your sense of what Portland and Maine have been and could be.

Brick sidewalks beneath your feet and beautiful Victorian-era buildings nestled around you, we'll casually stroll Portland’s lush, historic Old Port toward the sparkling waters of Casco Bay. We’ll see where Indigenous Wabanaki leaders made their earliest relationships with European colonizers and walk together through the centuries.

Enjoy an inclusive, empowering, and surprising constellation of tales that offers a welcome contrast to the more obvious themes you’re likely to experience on other tours. You'll enjoy 2 hours of narration over a 1.5-mile route with owner and guide, Dugan Murphy. He is Portland's top-rated guide on TripAdvisor!

City: Portland

Sat 30 Aug

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What's Included

10% off water tours with Portland Paddle (instructions at confirmation)

Two hour fully narrated guided tour.

Donation toward restoring the Abyssinian Meeting House, America's third-oldest standing Black church

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Pets are not allowed on tours unless medically required.
Portland is a hilly city. Participants will walk uphill sometimes, along some cobblestones, up a staircase of 6 steps, and down two staircases (24 steps total).

What To Expect

Commercial Street

We'll stroll through the waterfront district along Commercial Street, discovering the people and economic forces that forged it. Get ready for an inclusive, empowering, and surprising constellation of tales that offers a welcome contrast to the more obvious themes you’re likely to experience on other tours. Stops include: United States Custom House, Custom House Wharf, Portland Pier, Wharf Street, and lots of places you'll want to visit later!

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (399)

Dale_T

Nov 2024

Our guide was an incredibly well informed historian who showed us a city he loves. Great sense of humor and flexibility.

Response from Host

Nov 2024

Portland is a very special place and I very much enjoyed showing you what makes it unique. Thanks for taking my tour and posting a review!

seanpF3302EU

Nov 2024

I'm only in Portland for a few days and wanted a walking tour to cover off the main sights in and around downtown and Old Port. This was a great tour to better understand Portland, its history, its people and its place in the world. Dugan didn't shy away from the bad parts of its history as well as the good Portland gave the world which I felt made the tour more comprehensive. Dugan was engaging and informative and kept the momentum going throughout the whole two hours. His stops were well timed and well spaced out as well. I can't imagine its easy to keep an entire walking tour engaged but his humor helped guide us along. In among the historical detail he also was great at adding in recommendations and tips for local food and drink around the area. Can confirm one of his recommends - the Standard Baking Company - was worth the short hop from the tour's end point. Thanks Dugan!

Response from Host

Nov 2024

I do feel it is important to paint a comprehensive picture of what Portland is and has been, including some of the ugly stuff. I really appreciate knowing you think that's important too. Thank you very much for choosing my tour while you were here!

Joanne_L

Nov 2024

Dugan is a very entertaining and informative tour guide. We enjoyed learning some history and also enjoyed hearing a little about Dugan’s memorable experiences as someone who has lived in the area.

Response from Host

Nov 2024

To paint a full portrait of Portland, I do like to mix a few personal anecdotes with my otherwise researched historical tour. Feels good to know you really enjoyed it! Thank you for taking my tour.

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